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PATENTED'FEB. 27, 1906 L. G. HAMEL.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6. 1905,

Jazzz'a UfiamZ Inventor by r I Attorneys LOUIS (J. HAMEL, OF APPLETON, WISCONSIN. J

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, lacs.

Application filed September 6, 1905. Serial No. 277,234.

To all whomit may concern.-

Be it known that I, LOUIS C. HAMEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Appleton, in the county of Outagamie and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Sign, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates to signs, and has for bodying new and improved features of simpliclty, utility, durability, and sightliness.

A further object of the invention is to provide a column with outstanding parallel arms and improved characters for association with the arms.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hollow column with arms inserted therethrough and extending upon opposite .sides and improved means for holding the arms in osit1on.

Spec' call the object of the invention is to provide a ollow column with alined 0 enings transecting the sides and with a ho low or cylindrical member within the column with openings registering with the openings in the column and through which extend the arms. Pressure is exerted on the inner member by the ornamental head to force it down upon and to hold the arms. Characters are formed of sheet or other form of metal slitted at each end and the-tongues bent out each way to embrace the arms.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, shown,in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the ap ended cla1ms, it being understood that suc changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made as fall within the scope of the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the improved sign-post in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal detail sectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of a modified form. Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of one of the characters for use in association with the column and arms.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

In its preferred embodiment the im roved sign forming the subject-matter of t 's application com risesatubular column 10 of any required heig t and with any approved means for securing in the ground, as the base-point 11. The column is provided with any approved number of spaced openings 12, piercing the column at diametrically opposite points. Within the tubular column 10 1s disposed a tube or cylinder 13, rovided with openings 14, registering with t e openings 12 in the column. Through the registering openings 12 and 14 are inserted any approved number of arms 15, extendingupon opposite sides of the column to the required distance.

To bind the arms firmly in position, a head 16 is screwed upon the up er end of the column- 10 and bears against t e top of the binding member 13 and forces it down upon and to bind the arms. Between the parallel arms 15 are mounted the characters 17, formed of sheet or other material slitted at the upper and lower ends, as at 18, to form the lips 19. The lips 19 are bent alternateli and laterally in opposite directions and wit the extremities again bent to planes dparallel with the plane of the character an to embrace the arm, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. When it is' desirable to read the sign from both sides, the

arms may be inchannel form, as at 20, with two rows of characters embracing the edges of the flanges 21 and with a sheet 22 of differently-colored material disposed between the characters. At the ends of the arms an index character 23 will be inserted with lips similar to the lips 19, but will be secured from displacement and to bind the other characters by bolts 24.

In assembling the improved sign the, col-' umn is first set Where required, and thegarms inserted through the openings 12 and 14. The required characters for one side are then inserted between the arms and the final index character secured in lace. The connected arms are then slidab y moved through the column to take up all space and the head 16 screwed on to force the binding member 13 to engage the arms. Characters are then filled into the opposite side and the arms out ofi at the required length and the index applied.

It is obvious that any desired number of arms may be used and extended in as many directions as found desirable. It will also be noted that when two or more series of characters are to appear upon the same side of the column the lower edge of the arm above serves to engage the upper ends of the additional characters, thereby rendering it necessary to add but one arm for each additional series of characters.

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curing the arms against displacement.

tending through It will be observed that structurally the n as herein illustrated is adapted for use as 'ghway-guide post for which purpose it is primarily intended, but may with equally satisfactory results be used for advertising and other purposes.

Havin thus described the invention, what is claime is 1. In a sign, a hollow column, arms extending through and outstanding perpendicular to the column, and means internally of the column for securing the arms against displacement.

2. In a sign,

a hollow column, arms exand outstanding from the column, and means within and longitudinally movable relative to the column for se- 3. In a sign, a hollow column, arms inserted through and extending upon opposite sides of the column, and means within the column to prevent displacement of the arms.

4. In a sign, a hollow column, arms inserted through and extending upon opposite sides of the column, binding means within the column and in engagement with the arms, and means for exerting pressure upon the binding means.

5. In a si ,a hollow column, arms inserted throug and extending upon opposite sides of the column, binding means mounted and longitudinally movable within the column and in enga ement with the arms, and means external OI the column for exerting a pressure upon the binding means.

6. In a sign, a hollow column having openi ings formed therethrough, a binding member within the column and having openings registering with the openings in the column, arms inserted through the openings and means for exerting a pressure upon the upper end of the binding member.

7. In a sign, a hollow column having openings formed therethrough, a cylindrical binding member mounted and longitudinally movable within the column and having openings registering with the openings in the column, arms inserted through the openings and means for exerting pressure uponthe upper end of the binding member.

S. The combination with a column having outstanding parallel arms of characters comosed of sheet material and having opposite ends slitted and the lips so formed bent to opposite sides to embrace the arms.

9. The combination with a hollow column having parallel arms inserted and longitudi nally movable therethrou h of characters composed of sheet materiaI equal in height to the distance between the arms and having lips upon the top and bottom formed by slits and bending the lips laterally alternately in opposite directions and terminating in portions parallel with the characters and spaced apart and embracing one edge of each arm.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my-signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS C. HAMEL.

Witnesses:

A. RUHLANDER, A. H. KELLOGG. 

